Staff Nurse - Ward 2B, Band 5

• Directly deliver, coordinate and supervise patient care, ensuring that the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of care is of high standard, encompassing the Trust vision of 'best care for everyone.
• Deliver, demonstrate and supervise safe and appropriate care within a challenging and changing clinical environment, using highly specialised equipment and resources.
• Administer medications, within the Procedure for the Ordering, Prescribing, and Administration of Medications (POPAM) guidelines
• Disseminate contentious and delicate information appropriately and sensitively, ensure patient confidentiality is maintained
• Role model high standards of patient care, communication, commitment and organisation for others to follow.
• Utilise hospital computer systems, including the intranet, Trak-care and electronic patient records, to access and update patient information, while maintaining clear and accurate written records relevant to nursing practice
• Work collaboratively and cohesively with the multidisciplinary team to meet the needs of patients and their families and provide high standards of care.
• Take a key role in the implementation of any clinical initiative or introduction of new equipment.
• Participate in mentorship programmes for students and other members of the team
• Actively support all agreed quality improvements within Head and Neck services and link with other teams and services as appropriate within and outside of Trust.

Essential

• Active registration with the Nursing Midwifery Council as a Registered Nurse
• Evidence of ongoing professional development through maintenance of a professional portfolio, registration revalidation & commitment to lifelong learning

Essential

• Appropriate experience working in in a Head and Neck service or relevant speciality
• Evidence of building effective working relationships with members of the multi-disciplinary team and other key stakeholders

Essential

• Demonstrates ability to use clinical reasoning skills and techniques to assess, diagnose, plan and offer a range of treatment options; deliver, evaluate and amend the treatment plan
• In depth knowledge of Head and Neck patients and operational processes within the speciality

Essential

• Self-motivated and able to work under own initiative and prioritise workload
• Personally resilient and able to manage complexity and work in an ambiguous or changing environment.
• Able to supervise non-registered and less experienced staff to ensure effective service and care delivery.
• Able to contribute to the development, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of policies/protocols/guidelines relevant to area of practice
• Demonstrates understanding and commitment to good record keeping using the Trust electronic and paper methods

Essential

• Be both enthusiastic and self-aware
• Resilient under pressure, self-aware and with an ability to learn through constructive feedback and personal reflection